Solving the World, As Usual

50 Ideas to Fix the Sports World, from Realistic to Galaxy-Brained

I took exactly as long to think of my answer as I did to read each one; if you want some more thoughtful thoughts from me on the subject(ish), take a stroll down memory lane you're welcome very much.

All Leagues: Give Fans Veto Rights in Superstar Trades – only if it’s one superstar at a time, and pre-ordained

All Leagues: Bring Relegation to US Sports - yes

All Leagues: Dynamic Beer Pricing - yes

All Leagues: Allow the No. 1 Seed to Pick Its Opponent – no but MLB needs to fix its disastrous seeding

NFL: Ban Punting Past Midfield – yes, tho I’d go further by banning all punting anyway

NFL: Swap the Onside Kick for 4th-and-15 - no

NFL: Start 2-Point Tries From the 1 – where’s it at now? Who cares?

NFL: Cap Pass Interference at 15 Yards, No Flags on Underthrows - yes

NFL: Kill the Fumble Touchback – don’t care

NFL: Losing Team Picks the 4th-Quarter Wind - no

NFL: Common-Sense Catch Rules – dafuck?

NFL: Replace the Coin Toss with a QB Throw-Off - no

NFL: Anything Goes Before the Snap – “anything”? 🤔

Fantasy Football: Kill the Kicker Slot – wait I’m supposed to take fantasy seriously now?

Fantasy Football: Score Defenses on Big Plays Only – who cares its fantasy

Fantasy Football: Targeted WR Gets 3 Points on Pass Interference – who cares its fantasy

College Football: Put the CFP Quarterfinals on Campus - yes

College Football: Require 1 Throwback Uniform for Every Team – no; I advocate for fewer bullshit any-colors-you-will-buy-goes scenarios

College Football: Require a Marquee Opener for the Champs – aren’t they already? By definition?

NBA: 2 Flops and You're Out - no

NBA: Add a 1-on-1 Tournament at All-Star Weekend - no

NBA: Kill the Gather Step - yes

NBA: Bring Back Preps-to-Pros - yes

NBA: Bring Back Best-of-5 First-Round Series – what are they now? Whatever it takes to make the playoffs shorter, I’m all for

NBA: Get Rid of Block/Charge Fouls - no

NBA: Play Games in MLB-Style Series – you mean “go on forever”? Too late.

NBA: Add the Elam Ending – no idea wtf this is

NBA: A Pro NIT for the No. 1 Pick – no idea wtf this is

NBA: Make (Some) Dunks Worth 3 Points – why are all the NBA ideas so stupid shitty?

NBA: Give Us the 4-Point Line Already – no; I’m at the old man point of wishing they’d take away the 3 at this point

College Basketball: Raise the Foul Limit! - no

College Basketball: Protect Rivalries From Realignment – yes (“blow up these ridiculous-sized superconferences” would also be a good start)

MLB: Use Robot Umps on Every Pitch - no

MLB: Institute the Golden At-Bat – no idea wtf this is

MLB: Starting Pitchers Must Throw 60 Pitches, or Else – or else what? Shot at dawn?

MLB: Make Gold Glove Winners Wear Gold Gloves - no

MLB: No Walk-Up Song If You Suck – what it really should be is that the opposing team gets to choose it for you

MLB: Make Fan-Caught Foul Balls Count as Outs - no

NHL: Kill the Loser Point – no idea wtf this is

NHL: Give the Awards Names Anyone Can Understand - no

NHL: Pull Your Goalie, You Can't Put Him Back - no

Soccer: Let Subs Come Back In - yes

Soccer: Sin Bins for Yellow Cards - no idea wtf this is

Soccer: No Offside in the Box – sure?

Soccer: Breakaways, Not Penalty Shootouts - yes

Boxing/MMA: No Draws in Title Fights – don’t care

MMA: Shrink the Cage for Heavyweights – don’t care

Boxing/MMA: Show the Scorecards After Every Round – don’t care

Tennis: Get Rid of Service Lets – no (I was gonna say yes but trying to purposely hit the net as a let to drop over for an easy point will be too intoxicating and will take over the game

Tennis: Make All Matches Best-of-3 (Except Men's and Women's Finals) - yes